I have been waiting for this back-ordered item for a couple of months and was thrilled it finally arrived.  It is a beautiful lamp and was very easy to put together.  It was well packaged, but the shade was dented a bit....can't imagine how that happened, as the boxes were not damaged at all and the lamp (with the exception of the shade) was very secure in the boxes.  I decided to keep the shade as you only see the crease from the inside of the shade, not the outside.

Pros: Easy assembly
Cons: Lamp shade was creased in shipping.